Teng / Teng
Teng is a currently rare surname, found in Wuqing of Tianjin, Huanghua of Hebei, Yutai and Pingdu of Shandong, Taiyuan of Shanxi, Tianlin of Guangxi, Congjiang of Guizhou, Hekou and Longchuan of Yunnan, and Hejiang of Sichuan. The surname occurs among the Han, Zhuang, Dai, Tujia, and Achang peoples, among others.
One branch of the Teng surname originally bore the surname Teng written 滕 and changed it to 騰 because of避難.
The Zhongwen Dazidian, citing the W وانxing Tongpu, records: “Teng originally bore the surname 滕; it was changed because of避難. Today this surname is found in Kaifeng.” The Qing Tongzhi, “Clan Surnames,” also includes Teng.
The Teng surname is widely distributed and accounts for about 0.01% of China’s Han population, with relatively higher numbers in Jilin and Liaoning.
Recorded historical figures include Teng Shi and Teng Fu of the Han period, Teng Xiang of the Yuan period, and Teng Yunhui of the Qing period. Teng Lin is also identified as a Han-period figure, and Teng E as a native of Yongning in the Ming period and a juren of the Jiajing xinchou examination.
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